The Intersection of Adventure and Respect

Lately, I have been really struggling to understand my younger son, Michael. He is all things boy. I am all things girl. He speaks blue. I speak pink. We are made different and those differences have made for a festive puberty transition. In my efforts to understand my son, the way he thinks, the way…

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First Responder

11-12 Then he was told, “Go, stand on the mountain at attention before God. God will pass by.” A hurricane wind ripped through the mountains and shattered the rocks before God, but God wasn’t to be found in the wind; after the wind an earthquake, but God wasn’t in the earthquake; and after the earthquake fire, but God wasn’t in the fire; and after the fire a…

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My Father’s Father’s Promise Is My Hope

Last week I ran across an old friend, a scripture that had given me much hope, through many of my life’s trials. I have walked a lot of life in these last three and a half decades, so when a promise in scripture like this one comes along, it is one I cling to for hope….

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Pass the Script Please

“Do these jeans make my butt look big?” “What do you think I should do?” “He shouldn’t need me to tell him that I want to go on a surprise date!” Do these questions sound familiar? Do they often start a heated discussion? How about, “Where do you want to eat?” I remember early in…

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Somedays

Some days I wish I could eat like I use to. Somedays, I wish I could indulge in chili cheese tator tots, double cheeseburgers, sweet tea with endless refills. Somedays, I wish I could just buy that magic pill, potion, lotion, patch that every friend I know sells. The one that promises that I don’t…

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To Bloom

If you look closely you will see the first new bud on one of the roses my Matthew gave me. It’s a sweet reminder, in the midst of so much life, that we are placed here, at this very moment, for such a time as this. Many of us have been instructed or directed to…

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The Gift

A while back my father came to visit me. I had had a total hysterectomy and I was at home recovering. Before his visit, he asked my husband what he should bring me. My sweet husband recommended roses. Being the agriculturist that he is, he brought me a rose bush. He was beyond proud of…

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Beautiful Things

I remember it was a Wednesday, the day that the Lord and I had it out about my surrender to Him. I had dropped my daughters off at youth group and I was so ticked off that I had to get healthy. I was so angry at God. I felt like counting calories and eating…

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A Victorious Body

I was walking back to the campsite the other day, when my known reality came to an intersection with my new reality. Let me take you back a few years. I have been overweight since 2003. I topped out at 230 pounds. I held onto this weight through the years and my last two pregnancies….

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